Marx’s Bushy Mustache
When people think about Karl Marx, they think about a mustache-twirling villain, but Marx’s mustache was too bushy to twirl. Marx is commonly misconstrued as a villain when in reality he was just a man who shared his thoughts. Karl Marx caused a paradigm shift in the way people think about the social economic structure of the world, created and led the communist revolutions and indirectly led some of the most influential revolutions in history.
Karl Marx changed the way people thought about social economics, the social class system, and capitalism forever, by opening people’s mind to a new way of thinking. “Marx’s philosophy has led to fruitful thought in areas other than social and economic thought” (Barry 4). Some of the things Marx was saying were more than words to some …show more content…
“Marxism achieved its first great triumph in the Russian Revolution of 1917, when its successful leader, V. I. Lenin, a lifelong disciple of Marx, organized the Soviet Union” (Karl 2). Marxism influenced many important revolutions throughout history, and this is one of the many revolutions that have roots in Marxism. While Karl Marx didn't directly lead this rebellion, it was based on his ideas, so indirectly he was leading the rebellion with his ideas. “Subsequent developments of Marxist thought have resulted in Communist Party revolutions in a number of countries, such as that led by the ideologue Vladimir Ilich Lenin within Czarist Russia in 1917 or that of the popular leader Mao Zedong in the People’s Republic of China in 1949.” (Barry 4). Mao Zedong was one of the world’s most effective leaders, and he had roots in Marxist beliefs, him being yet another example of Marx leading through ideas. Marx’s thoughts were revolutionary on their own, so Marx didn't have to lead directly. Marx’s ideas took on leadership of their own by leading some of the biggest revolutions
When people think about Karl Marx, they think about a mustache-twirling villain, but Marx’s mustache was too bushy to twirl. Marx is commonly misconstrued as a villain when in reality he was just a man who shared his thoughts. Karl Marx caused a paradigm shift in the way people think about the social economic structure of the world, created and led the communist revolutions and indirectly led some of the most influential revolutions in history.
Karl Marx changed the way people thought about social economics, the social class system, and capitalism forever, by opening people’s mind to a new way of thinking. “Marx’s philosophy has led to fruitful thought in areas other than social and economic thought” (Barry 4). Some of the things Marx was saying were more than words to some …show more content…
“Marxism achieved its first great triumph in the Russian Revolution of 1917, when its successful leader, V. I. Lenin, a lifelong disciple of Marx, organized the Soviet Union” (Karl 2). Marxism influenced many important revolutions throughout history, and this is one of the many revolutions that have roots in Marxism. While Karl Marx didn't directly lead this rebellion, it was based on his ideas, so indirectly he was leading the rebellion with his ideas. “Subsequent developments of Marxist thought have resulted in Communist Party revolutions in a number of countries, such as that led by the ideologue Vladimir Ilich Lenin within Czarist Russia in 1917 or that of the popular leader Mao Zedong in the People’s Republic of China in 1949.” (Barry 4). Mao Zedong was one of the world’s most effective leaders, and he had roots in Marxist beliefs, him being yet another example of Marx leading through ideas. Marx’s thoughts were revolutionary on their own, so Marx didn't have to lead directly. Marx’s ideas took on leadership of their own by leading some of the biggest revolutions